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The Spitfire Story by Jacky Hyams Ever wondered about the good old times of flying the Spits? Then you definitely have to read this book! Jacky Harms collected personal stories and facts from behind the scenes of the Spitfire age: inventors, pilots, ground crew, engineers, factory staaf – everbody gets […]

The Spitfire Story – Book review

13/02/2021 in Chick's Review tagged Jacky Hyams / Spitfire by PH-FLO

Abenteuer Weltumrundung by Reiner Meutsch With a Piper Cheyenne around the world – Reiner Meutsch has been doing this with his co-pilot Arnim Stief. Their 10 months tour brings them from Germany to Africa, over Asia towards Australia, passing North America towards Latin America and then finally heading back via the […]

31/07/2019 in Chick's Review tagged Abenteuer / book review / cheyenne / piper / Reiner Meutsch / Weltumrundung by PH-FLO | Open »

“Forever Flying” by R.A. “Bob” Hoover 288 pages full of an amazing piloting life story – I honestly could not put the book away again. Bob Hoover does not only look back at more than 50 years of flying experiences, from barnstorming to army testpiloting, supersonic developments, speed records and a […]

17/03/2018 in Chick's Review tagged aerobatics / barnstorming / Bob Hoover / Chuck Yeager / supersonic / test pilot WW II pilot by PH-FLO | Open »

“We” by Charles A. Lindbergh First published in 1927 just shortly after his famous flight, the book is now available again in reprint still including original introduction and forewords. And it is in this foreword from Myron T. Herrick (US Embassy 1927) where Charlese Lindbergh and his adventure are probably best […]

08/02/2018 in Chick's Review tagged Charles / Lindbergh / pioneer / Spirit of St. Louis / Transatlantic by PH-FLO | Open »

Abenteurer der Lüfte by Alexis Von Croy National Geographics at its best: with this 400 page turned covering more than 100 years flying history. Ex chief editor of German’s “Fliegermagazin” and “Planet Aerospace” von Coy collected 14 stories of pilots, planes and technical development, background stories, research and personal notes from […]

15/10/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Amelia Earhart / Flying history / Hudson landing / kee bird / lady be good / Lindbergh / supersonic / Wright brothers by PH-FLO | Open »

The Aviators by Winston Groom Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle , Charles Lindbergh and the Epic Age of Flight Remember Forrest Gump? Well, here is another book of its famous author! Groom combines the true stories of 3 impressive aviators starting with their childhood and family background influencing their later choices […]

02/09/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Aviators / Doolittle / Lindbergh / Rickenbacker / Winston Groom by PH-FLO | Open »

Jean Batten’s “My Life” Born in New Zealand in 1909, Jean moves to the UK when her parents separate. Supported by her mother, she gains her license aged 21 and sets up to break all records for flying between the UK, Australia and later on also New Zealand. This is […]

24/06/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Australia / England / Gipsy Moth / Jean Batten / memoir / New Zealand / South Atlantic Solo by PH-FLO | Open »

“The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin Can a novel about a woman’s life teach us something about aviation? Well, this one can. Based on Anne’s diaries and further research this novel comes close to a biography but in the nice to read novel style. Meeting Charles at the family’s Christmas […]

25/05/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Anne / Charles / Lindbergh / Morrow by PH-FLO | Open »

“Flying asses through Africa” by Jack Mitchell What do you expect when the author himself apologizes his summary of short stories as “funny, sad, politically incorrect, rude, racist, hysterical, ridiculous, opinionated, sardonic, sarcastic, condescending, vulgar and occasionally philosophic!” Well, exactly that: a relaxed read which makes you laughing out […]

26/03/2017 in Chick's Review tagged Africa / Asses / Charter / flying / Jack / Laugh / Mitchell / Tourist by PH-FLO | Open »

Wind, Sand and Stars & Night Flight by Antoine de Saint- Exupéry If you read and loved the little prince, you will certainly love these books as well – not only as reading, but also as they are giving you a bit more background about Saint-Exupéry himself. Night flight describes […]

22/02/2017 in Chick's Review tagged aeropostale / Antoinde de Saint-Excupéry / argentina / chile / dakar / dessert / france / little prince / lost / mail flying / night flight / paraguay / patagonia / wind sand and stars by PH-FLO | Open »

The Wright Brothers by Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough “We couldn’t help thinking they were just a pair of poor nuts. They’d stay on the beach for hours at a time just looking at the gulls flying, soaring, dipping.” This way the Wright brothers are being described by a citizen […]

05/01/2017 in Chick's Review tagged book review / brothers / David McCullough / pioneer / prize / pulitzer / Wright by PH-FLO | Open »

Lindbergh – The tale of a flying mouse by Torben Kuhlmann Did you ever wonder who gave Charles Lindbergh the idea of flying? Read this book and you will know! Many years ago a little, well educated mouse misses her friends who have all escaped to America from a scary new […]

20/11/2016 in Chick's Review tagged America / book review / children / flying / Hamburg / invention / Kuhlmann / Lindbergh / mouse / New York / tale by PH-FLO | Open »

Flight of Passage by Rinker Buck You want to feel young and enthusiastic again? Then get this book and get infected by the spirit of the two brothers mad about flying, brotherhood, seeing the world and finding their own ways stepping out of their father’s control. The difference between the […]

10/09/2016 in Chick's Review tagged book review / cup / memoir / piper / rinker buck by PH-FLO | Open »

Mayday über Saragossa by Flugkapitän Heinz-Dieter Kallbach I am very glad I got this book recommended by Dieter Gerlach from the Bayreuth flying club when we met in Jo’burg. Reading about “big guys’” flying might not be the obvious choice for PPL holders, but here you get a great insight: […]

25/07/2016 in Chick's Review tagged book review / kallbach / mayday / saragossa by PH-FLO | Open »

East to the Dawn by Susan Butler A wonderfully written biography about Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) based on thorough research and information, the book starts with Amelia’s childhood, capturing her development as pioneer pilot, her amazing and record breaking flights such as the Atlantic crossing in 1928 all the way to her […]

25/07/2016 in Chick's Review tagged Amelia Earhart / book review / East to the Dawn by PH-FLO | Open »

North to the Orient by Anne Morrow Lindbergh & Charles Augustus Lindberg Without doubt Chales Lindbergh can be seen as one fo the big flying pioneers. But dud you know that his wife is as mad as he was? Fun to read about their adventures when travelling together to the […]

25/07/2016 in Chick's Review tagged book review / Lindbergh / North to the Orient by PH-FLO | Open »